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Space Tug by Murray Leinster

Space Tug

Murray Leinster

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · March 14, 2013

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Who it’s for
A blunt space emergency puts every minute—and every breath—on the page.
Themes
Space survival, Imminent danger
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Joe Kenmore heard the airlock close with a sickening wheeze and then a clank. In desperation he turned toward Haney. "My God, we've been locked out!" Through the transparent domes of their space helmets, Joe could see a look of horror and disbelief pass across Haney's face. But it was true! Joe and his crew were locked out of the Space Platform. Four thousand miles below circled the Earth. Under Joe's feet rested the solid steel hull of his home in outer space.

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But without tools there was no hope of getting back inside. Joe looked at his oxygen meter. It registered thirty minutes to live.

Airlock Tension

A blunt space emergency puts every minute—and every breath—on the page.

Come here for

  • A sealed airlock, a stranded crew, and oxygen running down.

Expect

  • Direct, accessible space peril with the clock plainly in view.

Where it sits

Sci-Fi Adventure53%
Space Opera48%
Space Exploration Fiction47%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Sci-Fi Adventure
  • Space Opera
Authors
Murray Leinster
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 14, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Space survival · Imminent danger
Reading lane
Action & Adventure